Where does “haufuð” come from?

haufuð (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hafudą, from Proto-Indo-European kauput-, from Proto-Indo-European kapōlo — head, bowl.

Ancestry of “haufuð”, step by step

haufuð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic hafudą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichafudą—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankauput-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankapōlohead, bowl

via Proto-Germanic habudą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichabudą—

Words derived from “haufuð”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kapōlo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kauput- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hafudą →